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The Regression Discontinuity Design

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  • Matias D. Cattaneo
  • Rocio Titiunik
  • Gonzalo Vazquez-Bare

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This handbook chapter gives an introduction to the sharp regression discontinuity design, covering identification, estimation, inference, and falsification methods.

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  • Matias D. Cattaneo & Rocio Titiunik & Gonzalo Vazquez-Bare, 2019. "The Regression Discontinuity Design," Papers 1906.04242, arXiv.org, revised Jun 2020.
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